[UPDATED JULY 2020] In this day and age, one of the most important things in your social life is to have a beautiful feed on Instagram. Gone are the days of posting regular boring photos online. Now, you might not always have the best lighting or exposure when taking certain shots. These are some of […]
The Best Journaling Apps for the Mac
It might often feel like many of your best life experiences are lost to the sands of time. Sure, you remember that you took an amazing vacation in Mexico, but how much of it do you really remember? Do you know what day you met your spouse, and how you were feeling that day? Unless […]
Top 5 BitTorrent Clients for macOS
Downloading torrents might not be as popular as it once was, but you’ll still find a ton of content available online. While many of the torrents available online fall clearly under the umbrella of obvious pirating or copyright infringement, BitTorrent itself is a totally legal file-sharing protocol used for (some) legitimate purposes. If you are […]
10 Father’s Day Gifts For Geeky Dads in 2019
Don’t forget, Father’s Day in June 16 in the United States. If you need Father’s Day gifts for your technically-inclined father, check out these selections. Mola Structural Kit 3 While the Mola Structural Kit is less a technology product and more of a construction toy, it’s likely to appeal to the types of Dads that […]
The Volume Indicator in iOS 13 Isn’t Better—Just Different
If you don’t already know, iOS 13 has a feature the Apple user community has been clamoring for. At long last, the volume indicator will no longer block the content you’re trying to watch. Or, at least, it will block less of it. For over a decade, the volume indicator on iOS remained the same. […]
Tips and Tricks for Searching Language with Google Ngram Viewer
Google maintains a multilingual database of published language. By scanning books en masse, Google is able to process the text and provided statistical data-based frequency of word appearance. With the Google Ngram Viewer search tool, you can search through that voluminous statistical data rapidly and effectively. By comparing the relative popularity of words, you can […]
Getting Started with Terminal: 4 Ways to Find a Word In a File
By default, most search tools look at file names, not file contents. However, the most famous GNU search program grep will look inside files with the correct flags. Here we will show you how you can find specific word(s) in a file on Linux. Using grep to Find a Word In a File By default, […]
Pro Terminal Commands: 10 Uses for ps on macOS
For system administrators, ps on macOS is a frequently-used tool. The command stands for “process status,” and that’s largely what it does. It reports currently-running processes with a variety of filters and views. Run the command with no flags, and it will show only the processes associated with the currently-running terminal. Start adding additional flags, […]
Pro Terminal Commands: Use fd on macOS to Find Files
fd is a simpler alternative to the find command. It uses a truncated syntax and an abbreviated command structure to keep your typed commands short and to the point. However, that lack of verbosity that makes fd easy to type makes it more difficult to understand. fd also runs pattern matching more rapidly than the […]
Reclaim Your Privacy With These Google Alternatives
We put up with Google because the apps are awesome. But there are downsides to living in the panopticon. If you’d prefer not to have a corporation and all its buddies breathing down your neck, consider these privacy-focused Google alternatives, chosen especially for Mac users. Notes on Our Google Alternatives While free services were preferred […]
